Growing time-lapse of an evening primrose plant (Oenothera biennis) from a seed to blooms. We used a 12-inch pot to plant covered with soil for this demonstration. A seedling appeared 1 week after ...

General characteristics of light-induced germination of Oenothera biennis L. seeds were investigated at 24°C. During dark imbibition, seeds reached maximal respiration in 7 hours and maximal water ...

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This paper offers a body of evidence which shows that hybrids resembling Œnothera Labiatae may be synthesized from certain strains of the American native species O. biennis and O. grandiflora. The ...

I LOVE plants that change colour after they open, as evening primroses do. Choose carefully, and the days of late summer will be enlivened by large, translucent saucers of yellow and apricot, ...

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